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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL INCREASE AND
SPREAD EASTWARD TODAY AND SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SE
OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.